Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:01 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 102.62% year-over-year from $355.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 160.28% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with -$9.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 102.62% year-over-year to -$9.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.3 billion (down 208.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, down 78.59% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash fell to -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from -$3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $10.2 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$162.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$659.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash sank 768.23% — and 2024, when it surged 239.96%.
  • Merck's Change in Cash stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then slumped by 217.8% to -$1.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 22.16% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then slumped by 160.58% to -$3.6 billion in 2025, then slumped by 160.28% to -$9.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Change in Cash at -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026, -$3.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $10.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn -1.27 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn -2.82 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn 1.49 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn 739.00 Mn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn -
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn 1.95 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn -4.45 Bn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn -727.00 Mn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn -
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn -14.32 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -9.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -659.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -4.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 447.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.42 Bn